Program Overview

Early Care and Education Concentration

Concentration Overview

Students in the Early Care and Education concentration typically pursue a career working in classroom settings with children from birth to age three, or they intend to pursue an Early Childhood Specialist Credential upon graduation. The Early Childhood Specialist Credential authorizes candidates to teach in public school classrooms serving children from age three through third grade.

Concentration Requirements (21 units)

• EDEC 247 - Physical Development and Health in Childhood Unit(s): 3
• EDEC 290 - Infant and Toddler Curriculum and Development Unit(s): 2
• EDEC 290L - Infant & Toddler Curriculum and Development Lab Unit(s): 2
• EDEC 291 - Preschool Curriculum and Development Unit(s): 2
• EDEC 291L - Preschool Curriculum and Development Lab Unit(s): 2
• EDEC 407 - Children’s Literature for Justice Unit(s): 3
• EDEC 410 - Language Development Unit(s): 3
• EDEC 437 - Integrated Curriculum with Field Experience Unit(s): 4

Total Units: 120

Program Roadmaps

• Early Childhood Studies with a Concentration in Early Care and Education, BA, Sample Four-Year Plan
• Early Childhood Studies with a Concentration in Early Care and Education, BA, Sample Two-Year Plan